Transcript James O’Neill Imaging and Deployment [email protected] http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone What Will We Cover? Managed Deployment Advantages Windows Imaging Windows Preinstallation Environment Application Compatibility Toolkit Deployment Management Systems.

James O’Neill
Imaging and
Deployment
[email protected]
http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone
What Will We Cover?
Managed Deployment Advantages
Windows Imaging
Windows Preinstallation Environment
Application Compatibility Toolkit
Deployment Management Systems
Helpful Experience
Familiarity with deployment concepts
Familiarity with Windows administration
Level 200
Agenda
Exploring Deployment Considerations
Using Vista Deployment Tools
Deploying Windows Vista
Deployment Challenges
System Diversity
Admin Costs
Data Migration
•Hardware
•Software
•Roles
•Configuration
•Testing
•Management
•Applications
•User data
•System settings
Managed Deployment Advantages
Consistency
Manageability
Reliability
•Limit configurations
• Standardize systems
•Centralized
•Automated
•System testing
•System Restore
Deployment Scenarios
New System
Deployment Server
System Upgrade
Side-by-Side
Agenda
Exploring Deployment Considerations
Using Vista Deployment Tools
Deploying Windows Vista
Vista Deployment Enhancements
Modularization
•Component separation
•Independent definition
•Building blocks
Windows Imaging
•Powerful tools
•Configurable files
•Flexible application
Microsoft Deployment Solutions
A Brief History of Imaging
SMS 2003
Reference
Computer
Target Computer
.wim
file
Answer Files
RIS Client
Product CD
WINNT32
RIS Server
.wim
file
Distribution
Share
Vista Imaging Design Goals
WIM
file
Benefits of WIM Format
Image 1
Image 2
WIM file
Image 3
Image 4
WIM Image Format Overview
Header
WIM
file
File Resources
Metadata
Resource Table
XML Data
ImageX
/append
/mount
/dir
/unmount
Appends a volume image into an existing WIM file
Mounts an image with read-only access to the specified
directory
Displays a list of files and folders in a volume image
Unmounts the image mounted to the specified directory
Demonstration
Using ImageX
Imaging Extensibility
WIMGAPI Basic Functions
Function
Description
WIMCreateFile
Create new WIM file
WIMLoadImage
Load image from WIM
WIMCaptureImage
Capture specified path
WIMGetAttributes
Return WIM info
WIMMountImage
Mount image to specified path
WIMApplyImage
Apply image to specified path
Image Capture
WIM
file
WIM
file
WIM
file
Image-Capture Options
WIM
file
WIMSCRIPT.INI
Demonstration
Capturing an Image
Imaging Filters
Filter Type
Filter Use
WIM file system filter
Edit the image
WIM boot filter
Boot from a WIM image
WIM FS filter driver
Mount and view the image
Image Editing
Mount Directory
ImageX
/MOUNT
WIM
file
/MOUNTRW
/COMMIT
/UNMOUNT
Demonstration
Modifying an Image
Image Installation
WIM
file
Deploying the Image
WIM
file
•Enhance the
image
•Install on a
test computer
•Deploy the
image
Windows System Image Manager
System Image Manager
•Detects packages
•Handles install paths
•Simple interface
Windows Setup
•Single .xml file
•Simplified customization
Unattend.xml
Demonstration
Using System Image Manager
Windows PE 2.0
Install or Troubleshoot Windows Vista
Windows Preinstallation Environment
Pre-Boot Execution
Environment (PXE)
Deployment Target
Removable Media
Deployment Server
Integration with Longhorn
Longhorn
Vista
Application Compatibility Toolkit
Correct Run Level
Application Database
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
Network
USB device
Removable Media
•System Settings
•E-mail
•Files
•Favorites
Agenda
Exploring Deployment Considerations
Using Vista Deployment Tools
Deploying Windows Vista
Image-Based Deployment
Offline
•Test
•Build Image
Windows PE
•Disk Prep
•Apply Image
Online
•Settings
•Unattend.xml
First Boot
•SysPrep
•Unique ID
OOBE
•Register
•User Config
Image-Based Upgrade
Offline
Windows PE
Online
Hardware Specialization
•Install non-standard drivers
•Test hardware
First Boot
Apply New System
•Restore user data
•Delete old system
OOBE
Vista Upgrade Enhancements
Clean Install Model
Upgrade Report
Automatic Rollback
Deploying Vista with SMS
Microsoft BDD
Session Summary
Using managed deployment lowers TCO
Windows Imaging increases reliability
Management tools automate deployment
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